Session # 188 HaandBryggeriet | Akevitt Porter American Porter | Drammen, Norway | 10% ABV One year ago: Central Waters Peruvian Morning HaandBryggeriet is a small Norwegian brewery making some very unique beers. Their Norwegian Wood (reviewed here), was very strange in that it tasted like Christmas trees and berries. But it was enjoyable nonetheless. [...]
Archive for the ‘Porter’ Category
15 Jun
Founders Porter
Session # 177 Founders | Porter American Porter | Grand Rapids, MI | 6.5% ABV One year ago: Founders Kentucky Breakfast Stout Damnit I love Founders Brewing so much. It’s almost impossible to find a beer of there’s that doesn’t make me happy. Their variations of stouts alone is enough to make the beer geek [...]
10 Nov
Maui/Stone Coconut Porter
Short # 12 | Maui/Stone/Schmidt | Kona Macadamia Coconut Porter | 8.5% ABV American Porter | Escondido, California | Rating: 91/100 I’m not sure if it’s fair to describe something as bananas when there is no said descriptor in the brew. But seriously, the Kona Coffee Macadamia Coconut Porter collaboration between Ken Schmidt, Maui Brewing [...]
25 Aug
Dark Horse Fore
Session # 104 | Dark Horse | Fore | 8% ABV American Smoked Stout | Marshall, MI | Rating: 88/100 It’s becoming fairly evident at this point that Dark Horse stouts generally taste the same. On the surface, they all share the same dark malt characteristic that puts off a damp cave aroma and taste. [...]
23 Apr
Surly Smoke
All you have to do is mention the word Surly and beer geek’s eyes around the country begin to light up. This fairly small Minnesota-based brewery is known for releasing some of the country’s best craft beers. Furious, Abrasive, Coffee Bender, Four, Darkness, and the list keeps going. Most of these come in cans, too. [...]
